Electoral district of Merrylands

Merrylands was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after and including the Sydney suburb of Merrylands. It was first created in 1959 and abolished in 1962. It was recreated in 1968 and abolished in 1988.[1]

Members for Merrylands
First incarnation (1959–1962)
MemberPartyTerm
  Jack Ferguson [2] Labor 1959–1962
Second incarnation (1968–1988)
MemberPartyTerm
  Jack Ferguson [2] Labor 1968–1984
  Geoff Irwin [3] Labor 1984–1988

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

1984
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Merrylands[edit]
1984 New South Wales state election: Merrylands [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Geoff Irwin 17,874 63.7 -11.6
Liberal Garo Gabrielian 8,159 29.1 +4.4
Independent Alan Byers 2,045 7.3 +7.3
Total formal votes 28,078 96.0 +0.7
Informal votes 1,156 4.0 -0.7
Turnout 29,234 93.9 +1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Geoff Irwin 67.4 -7.9
Liberal Garo Gabrielian 32.6 +7.9
Labor hold Swing-7.9

1981
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Merrylands[edit]
1981 New South Wales state election: Merrylands [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Ferguson 20,732 75.3 -1.1
Liberal Alan Byers 6,794 24.7 +5.4
Total formal votes 27,526 95.3
Informal votes 1,370 4.7
Turnout 28,896 92.4
Labor hold Swing-3.3

Elections in the 1970s

1978
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Merrylands[edit]
1978 New South Wales state election: Merrylands [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Ferguson 25,469 76.4 +11.3
Liberal John Melouney 6,426 19.3 -15.6
Democrats Norma Wade 1,447 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 33,342 97.0 -0.5
Informal votes 1,046 3.0 +0.5
Turnout 34,388 93.9 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Ferguson 26,193 78.6 +13.5
Liberal John Melouney 7,149 21.4 -13.5
Labor hold Swing+13.5

1976
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Merrylands[edit]
1976 New South Wales state election: Merrylands [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Ferguson 21,435 65.1 +7.0
Liberal Rodney Lewis 11,487 34.9 -1.5
Total formal votes 32,922 97.5 +1.2
Informal votes 854 2.5 -1.2
Turnout 33,776 94.4 +2.1
Labor hold Swing+3.2

1973
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Merrylands[edit]
1973 New South Wales state election: Merrylands [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Ferguson 17,770 58.1 -9.1
Liberal Garry Dent 11,140 36.4 +3.6
Australia Geoffrey Thomas 1,682 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 30,592 96.3
Informal votes 1,160 3.7
Turnout 31,752 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Ferguson 18,947 61.9 -5.3
Liberal Garry Dent 11,645 38.1 +5.3
Labor hold Swing-5.3

1971
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Merrylands[edit]
1971 New South Wales state election: Merrylands [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Ferguson 19,002 67.2 +3.9
Liberal Neville Hodsdon 9,259 32.8 -3.9
Total formal votes 28,261 96.8
Informal votes 940 3.2
Turnout 29,201 93.6
Labor hold Swing+3.9

Elections in the 1950s

1959
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Merrylands[edit]
1959 New South Wales state election: Merrylands [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Ferguson 14,785 56.0
Liberal Graham Cullis 11,636 44.0
Total formal votes 26,421 98.0
Informal votes 546 2.0
Turnout 26,967 94.7
Labor hold Swing
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References
  1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Merrylands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. "The Hon. (Jack) Laurie John Ferguson (1924–2002)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. "Mr (Geoff) Geoffrey Stewart Irwin (1948- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1984 Merrylands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. Green, Antony. "1981 Merrylands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. Green, Antony. "1978 Merrylands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. Green, Antony. "1976 Merrylands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. Green, Antony. "1973 Merrylands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. Green, Antony. "1971 Merrylands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  10. Green, Antony. "1959 Merrylands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.


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